Keisuke Nagoshi

photographer

Japanese^[1] b. 1977, Nara Prefecture, Japan^[1] active 2006–present

Keisuke Nagoshi is a Japanese photographer born in Nara Prefecture in 1977. He graduated from the Osaka University of Arts in 2000, specializing in Environmental Planning. At age 19, he moved to the United States alone and began his photographic practice while living with squatters. His work often explores cultural identities and social environments across Asia and the West. He released his first photo book, 'EXCUSE ME', in 2006. Nagoshi is known for capturing emotive portraits of diverse communities, including Chicano culture in the United States and various subjects in India and Japan. In 2017, he received the Society of Photography Award for his work 'Familia Homi Danchi'.^[1,2]

Chicano identity
Lowrider culture
Social environments
Cultural portraits

Books

Chicano
Keisuke Nagoshi

Works by Keisuke Nagoshi

2006 EXCUSE ME TOKIMEKI Publishing · book · Japanese
2008 CHICANO Tokyo Kirara · book · Japanese · ISBN 9784309907819
2011 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN book Exhibited at AKAAKA ART PUBULISHING and PARIS PHOTO 2011
2012 Laughing Shelter Shueisha Shinsho · book
2013 BLUE FIRE Shonen Shashin Club · book
2014 Sing Your Own Story Roof Top / Loft Books · book Subject: Fujio Yamaguchi
2016 Familia Homi Danchi Vice Media Japan · book
2019 Vagabond, India, Kumbh Mela: The Ride of the Saints East Press · book
2020 ALL. convoy and funk · book
2020 Movie War Kodansha · book

Exhibitions

2006 EYES OF FELLOWS BEAMS GALALLY · solo
2007 EXCUSE ME BEAMS OSAKA HIROSHIMA · solo
2009 CHICANO digmeout · solo
2010 Wilderness THE LAST GALLALY · solo
2010 Blue Light SAKURAZAKA ART GALLERY · solo
2011 FRED PERRY PHOTO EXHIBITIONS Tokyo · group
2011 Japan-India Global Partnership Summit 2011 India Center · group
2011 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN AKASAKA ART PUBULISHING · solo
2011 SMOKEY MOUNTAIN B gallery · solo
2013 Vagabond CANON GALLERY GINZA OSAKA SAPPORO · solo
2013 Bollywood Circus M2 Gallery · solo
2014 BLUE FIRE CANON GALLERY GINZA OSAKA SAPPORO SENDAI · solo
2014 JENPAULKNOTTO OMOTESANDO HILLS · solo
2016 Familia Homi Danchi ART PHOTO TOKYO -edition zero- · solo
2016 Fujio Yamaguchi Galaxy-gingakei · solo
2017 LET'S GO CANON GALLERY GINZA, NAGOYA, OSAKA, FUKUOKA, SAPPOR · solo
2017 Familia Homi Danchi Tokyo Camera Club Special Exhibition · solo
2017 Familia Homi Danchi Place M · solo
2018 Familia Homi Danchi Tokyo Metropolitan Human Rights Plaza · solo
2018 KINSHASAAA! IMA:ZINE · solo
2018 DO-YA Fujii Daimaru, Kyoto · solo
2019 LOOK at THE SUN B gallery · solo
2019 MR.INDIA IMA:ZINE · solo
2020 MR.INDIA in FUKUOKA supported by IMA:ZINE PARQ · solo
2021 THE MAN KKAG gallery · solo

Awards

2017 Society of Photography Award

References

About KEISUKE NAGOSHI. 2021 link
Keisuke Nagoshi - Chicano. Idea Books. 2008 link